New father back at work

San Antonio Brackenridge graduate Sam Hurd returned to practice Sunday morning showing some signs of rust.

The fifth-year wide receiver dropped what should have been an easy catch during 11-on-11 work.

The team gave Hurd permission to miss Saturday’s opening practice to attend to matters pertaining to the birth of his first child. Hurd’s wife, Stacee, gave birth to a girl on Wednesday that the couple named Kailey Skye.

“It ain’t tough to focus,” Hurd said. “I’m just upset about that one I dropped.”

Hurd said his wife is doing fine and that his daughter is “eating everything up.” He said one of the best gifts he received from his teammates was a rocker from guard Kyle Kosier.

“It’s really working right now because when she wants to go to sleep, that’s the only thing you can do,” Hurd said. “Otherwise, she is not going to sleep.”